When Christ Came into the World (Hebrews 10:5–10)

By David Huffstutler | December 20, 2024 | Comments Off on When Christ Came into the World (Hebrews 10:5–10)

Christmas Day comes once a year, and for Christians, this day means something more than traditions and gifts, as wonderful as those things can be.…

Multiple Miracles of Christmas

By George Stiekes | December 19, 2024 | Comments Off on Multiple Miracles of Christmas

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the…

The Spirit’s Work in Our Spiritual Growth

By Micah Colbert | December 18, 2024 | Comments Off on The Spirit’s Work in Our Spiritual Growth

Spiritual growth is possible because of the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit actively works in our lives to make us more like Christ.…

The Road of False Teaching

By Randy Livingston | December 17, 2024 | Comments Off on The Road of False Teaching

There is only one gospel, the gospel of Jesus Christ. Since the days of the early church, Satan, the destroyer of men’s souls, has provided…

From Pastor Nicholas to Santa Claus

By Kevin Schaal | December 15, 2024 |

Santa Claus is everywhere around Christmas. But did you know that there was a real Saint Nicholas? He was the pastor of a local church…

Podcast: Interview 55: Chaplain’s Report: Serving in the Secret Service

By Proclaim and Defend | December 14, 2024 | Comments Off on Podcast: Interview 55: Chaplain’s Report: Serving in the Secret Service

This week we have a unique opportunity for our interview. I’m talking to authors from the November/December 2024 edition of FrontLine. Mostly we are discussing…

The Fullness of God’s Salvation (Romans 11:25–27)

By David Huffstutler | December 13, 2024 | Comments Off on The Fullness of God’s Salvation (Romans 11:25–27)

Romans 11:25–27 provokes many questions for students of the Bible, including the phrase “And in this way all Israel will be saved” (Rom 11:26), which…

Statement on Syria

By Craig Hartman | December 12, 2024 | Comments Off on Statement on Syria

Considering the very recent events in Syria, I thought I would share some brief thoughts for consideration with our friends and followers. Setting the Stage…

Excellence in Music – the Role of the Church

By Taigen Joos | December 11, 2024 |

Periodic self-evaluation is not a bad thing. Sometimes in our lives, we notice a spiritual digression we need to adjust. Perhaps our devotional life needs…

The Gambling Hustle

By David Oliver | December 10, 2024 | Comments Off on The Gambling Hustle

The recent death of Pete Rose has rekindled a decades-old debate about his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Charlie Hustle” was indisputably one…

The Word is Jesus! Should you let Jordan Peterson preach the Word to you?

By Kevin Schaal | December 8, 2024 | Comments Off on The Word is Jesus! Should you let Jordan Peterson preach the Word to you?

Jordan Petersen is doing a series on the Gospels on the Daily Wire. The discussion panel consists of Jordan Peterson (a Canadian psychologist and social…

Podcast – Interview 54: The Renewed Mind: The Key to Conformity to the Will of God (David Potter)

By Proclaim and Defend | December 7, 2024 | Comments Off on Podcast – Interview 54: The Renewed Mind: The Key to Conformity to the Will of God (David Potter)

Our episode this time turns to the November/December edition of FrontLine, which came out on this theme: The Thinking Christian. Our first interview is with…

Israel Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Overview of Romans 11:11-36

By David Huffstutler | December 6, 2024 | Comments Off on Israel Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: An Overview of Romans 11:11-36

Ever since its inception, Israel has never been a fully believing nation. Some of the Israelites were believers, however. Abraham has always had a spiritual…

Sleeping in church

By David Oliver | December 5, 2024 | Comments Off on Sleeping in church

At the close of a recent church service a teenager told me, “I had a hard time staying awake while you were preaching.” I did…

Serious Ministry

By David de Bruyn | December 4, 2024 | Comments Off on Serious Ministry

Part of Christian parlance is to speak of “the ministry” or “the minister” to refer to a set of professional religious activities and the professionals…

COVID’s Gift: The Gem We Should Now See We Were Missing

By David Minnick | December 3, 2024 | Comments Off on COVID’s Gift: The Gem We Should Now See We Were Missing

I’m assuming you have read my previous article, Following Christ Together: Solitary Christianity is Not Genuine Christianity. What did you think of it? I envisioned…

The Thinking Christian – November/December 2024 FrontLine

By David Anderson | December 2, 2024 | Comments Off on The Thinking Christian – November/December 2024 FrontLine

The Thinking Christian: Biblical Wisdom in an Emotionally Driven World FRONTLINE Volume 34 • Number 6 From my earliest memories, Thanksgiving and Christmas have been some…

Kept through Faith: Eternal Security in 1 Peter 1:1-9 (Part 3 of 3)

By Nick Claxton | November 29, 2024 | Comments Off on Kept through Faith: Eternal Security in 1 Peter 1:1-9 (Part 3 of 3)

This is the last of three parts in a series. For the first and second posts, click here and here. The Trial of Your Faith…

Thanksgiving

By Proclaim and Defend | November 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving. “Praise is the rent we owe to God, and the larger the farm the larger the rent. The Lord has many fine farms from…

Sober or Sombre Worship?

By David de Bruyn | November 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Sober or Sombre Worship?

Sober and sombre are differentiated by just one letter, but they mean very different things.1 “Sober,” in modern usage, means “not drunk”. Its fuller meaning is “clear-thinking, serious-minded,…

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